Device for controlling the consecutive operation of electromagnets.



F. G. AGREL'L. DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE CONSECUTIVE OPERATION OF E APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, 1907. 973,737.

LEOTROMAGNETS.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

, w/r/vsss.-- W INVENTOR ATTORNEY CGNTEQLLING' agrplicatian filed. February 37, 1907.

A Acing of sub' iect h Sweden and eslfientof Stockholm Wedexr, have invent- (1 car in new usezul Impmvements in Device for Controlling tir Consecutive Uperahon of Eleciifom lgneis of which tire allowing" is a specification.

This inventicn relares to a device far 0011- (rolling the consecutive OPQIaIiZiOll of relzys or other electm-nmgne'i Its object is in 130R by means all? which velar '5 taneoualy are pieveir multmioously Swi l espc-cially adwuitsfieors phom systems and 'ilmir c ass of automatic syst subscribsrs simultaneous r with said confusion.

ed simuliuitrng s1- sevine appnrziti use 1 l m 1 subis coini'e ileil in :i' pfl'fiifiS at the j sue-i1 arranges A Hurt h as place, for r en the romry vswilcli has passed .11 dialely uefore the energizing of the (lv'lflfi COTiilGCitll to the saniaaml, c011 sequenill must travel over all other 0011- mots before remixing this conract again. Another disadvantage of such an a'ppn Mus is: 'llmt it must be n continuous "motion or otherwise be prmirlmil will: intriczii (rluirlh zirrzmgzeizientln (mine 11 itself in motive mwer when desired [0 operate ii The arrmageriwnt lwrc-in speuiiiwl um. simwn in Ilia. ummnpmwing drawing as an illustration of an up: onibmliinoiit of my invention lms am ('fillllllHOHS nmtimi and consequently :nuirls all lofiscs in iimo eXr-epi l'lmii reqiiirmi l ar ilm spzu'iiigz our of the calls.

In the ncrxmnpxmjving' an c-ml \i or :1 my bin I :(l \vurr a consecu A w :12 i r nent incorpn my 21 v invention. Fig. 2. plan View of lire 1'1 21 lmnl: seen from live 11ml Like-parts in bath views have 210011 give-1i sin'iilzrr re'iormice iiiii'uliore.

Referring in fire. irmving' l represenls the relays. Tlry are each provided in i l-1e 1mm manner with air-nurtures 2 which 1101: l

' CGNSEFJC and i L Yr contacts and UTIVLE Specification of Le stars out of the there is also a set i I which correspond of a slay. As :qlmwn i contacts are 210mm purposes; they could be 1101."

spring has an insulated v rests against a i'z'iei'nber 12 ll-Dlbl SL npcn lJGLWQQH 9 and 10. GHQ memliar, such 12(is provilcr The mrmbms are slialnbly 1 extending; .PYWOQU 'ljlw wall in meir initial 110 of :1 spring 14. i l/vi Minn mlnprs iiarrierl by n inlo engulion with several of the r in (ii uiSlr between The 1 and a 'Qirr- "in Q 'mfilly llQiLi but may by 11mins m" :m rlliifilJlQ in the drawings 1 have is armature 2 will be HtlZI'aUtGClEHClOSlHQ' the contact springs 7 and S and moving the pin 16 into engagement with the PlOJGOtlOIl 15*. Through the closing the contact between springs 7 and 8 current will go trom a bat-' tery 23 were contact at that 1s normally. closes, the lead 25 to the electro-magnet 20 of the motor, causing'the same to operate the slide 17 as above described, and from there through the lad 26, springs 7 and 8, to ground and battery. When the slide 1? is moved to this position the pin l6 engages the projection 15 and moves all-the members 12 that are above said pins to the position shown in Fig. The members which are positioned below said pin 16 will re,- main in their original position andthe result will be that an opening is formed between the members 12 at this point releasing. the spring. 9' which then makes contact with the spring-". in the drawing in Fig. 2 I have shown. another relay l as being operated simultaneously with 1. In this case it will be seen that the springs 9 :14. u belonging to relay 1 are still kept out of engagementwith each other as the releasing member 12 immediately below is also moved md no opening is formed.

.lVhen the operation that is to be per formed by the current in the circuit which is closed by contacts 9" and 10 has advanced so far that no contusion'can take place the contact Qi is b1 'ok-en for a moment by any suitable means allowing the slide 17. and connected parts of the consecutive arrangementexcept pins 16 and it? to go back to their positions oi rest. The member 12 engaging the knob 11 will lift the spring 9 so that the contact between said spring and spring 10 is broken. Assuming now that the relay 1 has been dei neriized .and the contact 24 closedagzain. pin 16 will go back to its position of rest and the relay 2 will operate the consecutive arrangement in the same manner as described for the relay 2 and allow the contact spring 9* toclose its circuit. It is thus seen that when a single relay is energized it instantaneously operated indepemlcntlv of the other relays and when several relays are .energized simultmieouslythe same will be prevented from operating simultaneously but will operate successiwdy. It a relay below the one which has'opera cdits spa-inns energized its pin 16' will rest against the incl ned side of the projection and will not operate the consecutive arrangement until the, relay above has finished its operation when upon tle return'of theslide 17 the pin lfiri'des 0t the inclined side of 15 and assumes its positionready to operate its' releasing member 12 in-the same manner.

The consecutive arijangement described can. of course. be utilized to produce a spacing out of simultaneous operations of any eraser widely ditl'crent embodiments of my inven-- tion designed without departing from the scope thereof, I intend that all matter contained in the above description or shown inthe accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative merely of an operative embodiment of my invention and not in a limiting sense.

1. In a devicefor controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets, the

combination with a series of releasable mam bersadapted to perform a mechanicaloperation, of a series of mechanically cooperating releasing members operative to release one of said releasable members, and means for operating said releasing members.

2. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets, -the combination With a series'of releasable members adapted to perform amechanical operation, of a seriesot' releasing members operative to release one of said releasable mem hers. means for. simultaneously operating a number of 1 said releasing members, and means for predetermining. how many of said releasing members are to be operated by said last named means.

3. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magn'ets, the combination with a series of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical operation, of a series of mechanically cooperating releasing members each operative to release one of said releasable members, means for selectively operating one or more of said releasingmembers. and means for preventing the operation of any other of said releasing members to release said releasable member controlled thereby.

4. In a devicefor controlling the consecuti ve operation of electro-magnets. the combination with a mries of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical operation, of a series of mechanically cooperating releasing members opera-tive to release one of said releasable members. means for operatingsaid releasing members, and means for preventing the release of more than one of said releasable members at the same time.

5. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets. the combination with a series of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical operation, of a series of mechanicallycooperating releasing members operative to release said releasable members, means for operating said leasing members operative to release said releasable members, means for operating said releasing members consecutively in predetermined order to release a number of said releasable members, and means for predetermining the order of said release.

7. In a device for controlling the consecu- "tive operation of electro-magnets, the combination with a series'of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical ope ation, of a series of mechanically cooperating movwhen hers, and means for moving a number of said releasing members.

8. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets, the combination with a-sei'ies of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical operation, of a series of mechanically cooperating relatively movably releasing members adapted to hold the releasable members in their inoperative position and also adapted when moved relatively to one anotherto release one of said releasable members, and means for moving any one ot'.said releasing mem-' hers relative a; another member.

2). In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of elect ro-magnets, the combination with a series of releasable members adapted to perform a. mechanical operation, of a series of mechanically cooperating relatively movablereleasing members adapted to hold the releasable members in their inoperative position and also adapted when moved relatively to an adjacent releasing member to release one of said releasable members, and means for moving any one of said releasing members relative to an adja-,

cent member.

10. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets, the

con'ibination with a series of releasable mem-' bers adapted to perform a mechanical-operation, of a series of cooperating movable re-' leasing men'ibers operative when moved to release one of said releasable members, a movable member carrying a number of e'n gaging members each adapted to engage and move one of said releasing members, means for operating said movable member, and means for operating selectively any one or 'more of said engaging members.

11. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-magnets, a series of releasable members adapted to perform a mechanical operation, a series of cooperating releasing members against which said releasable members normally rest, said releasing members normally holding said releasable members in their inoperative posiion, means for moving said releasing members so as to release any one of said releas: able members, and electrically operated means adapted to cause said movable means to engage any of said releasing members.

12. In a device for controlling the consecutive operation of electro-imignets, a series of electro-magnets, a series of releasable members each adapted to perform a mechanical operation and each indirectly operated by one of said electro-magnets, a series of movable releasing members against which the releasable members normally rest in inoperative position, said releasing members cooperating to preventthe. release of more than one releasable member at a time, means for moving said releasing members so as to release any of said releasable members after the energization of the corresponding electro-magnets, and means adapted to cause said movable means to engage any of the releasing members, the operation thereof being controlled by the corresponding electro-magnet.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this 11th day of Feb. A. D. 1907.

F. G. AGRELL.

Witnesses:

LEWIS J. DOOLITTLE, H. Y. Foasr'rn. 

